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Ed is a native of Washington, D.C., now residing in Broward County, FL. Focused, hardworking, selfless, and determined is how many who know him would describe him, but he credits much of his success and development thus far to the powerful network he’s established.

Ed is a graduate of Delaware State University, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in social work, and Towson University, where he earned his Master’s degree in Human Resource Development.

After deciding to pursue a long-term career in HR, Ed entered a full-time graduate program to expand his HR knowledge while surrounded by like-minded individuals. While in his grad program, Ed gained experience through lucrative Human Resources internships in campus recruitment, talent management, and rewards. 

After completing his graduate degree, he focuses on Talent Learning and Diversity for Latin America in the financial services industry. Ed currently supports campus talent acquisition in the health services industry. 

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Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @dreambyanymeans

Facebook: Ed Doxen 

Instagram: @dreamsbyanymeans

Clubhouse: @ed221

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edoxen

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Deidra Mayberry Bio:

Deidra Mayberry is the Executive Director and Co-Founder at Reading to New Heights nonprofit. Deidra holds a Bachelor's in Communications from UTSA (2009) with a concentration in Public Relations with a Business (minor). Deidra  is a modern Thought Leader in the new era. She has created an environment where adult learners can thrive, and tomorrow's career professionals are doing just that under her literacy strategy and accessible service-delivery systems. Deidra practices the nonprofits mission with poise, daily modeling her own mastery of literacy skills acquired as an adult. She offers her story as just an example of her readiness to continue tireless work for today's adult learners with a focus on gathering research to help improve the overall adult literacy sphere of influence for all learners. Her pay-it-forward attitude has worked diligently to bring up the next generation offering accredited coursework to students through the program. Mayberry allows adult learners to reach their highest potential giving them the best chance at future success in a wide array of professional industries.

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LinkedIn: Reading to New Heights 

Website: Readingtonewheights.org 

Email: [email protected]

Facebook:  Reading to New Heights 

Instagram: readingtonew_heights

LinkedIn: Reading to New Heights 

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Alex is the President and Sr. Loan officer at Stronger Lending, a family owned, and operated mortgage brokerage based in San Diego. He has been in the financial services industry for over 14 years and has worked in retail banking, management and currently services clients mortgage needs. He graduated from SDSU in 2009 with a degree in Political Science and Afrikana Studies. Alex is Eritrean-American, his parents immigrated to San Diego in 1986, and is the oldest brother of four sons. His is married to, Dr. Zemed Berhe who is a psychologist at San Diego State University, and they are parents to their son, Josiah.

Connect with Alex Zere! 

Website: www.strongerlending.com

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: www.facebook.com/zeremortgage

Instagram: azsandiego

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/azsandiego

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Jarvis is a success coach who helps entrepreneurs turbocharge their productivity by winning the morning and hacking their goals so that they can achieve them faster. He is also the founder of the accelerated growth club, bringing together like-minded individuals who are all pursuing the best version of themselves.

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Instagram: Jarvis🔥🚀 (@the.morninghero) • Instagram photos and videos

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Kia is a proud wife and mom of two boys, ages six and three. After growing up in a home where her mother birthed an in-home licensed daycare, she found her second career in education after graduating from HBCU - Clark Atlanta University.

While she has served in diverse roles in K-16, Kia has been in adult education leadership for over the past ten years, where she served as an Instructional Designer and Learning Management System Administrator for the University of California, San Diego Health System extending Epic Information Systems education and virtual curriculum + eLearning’s to over 1,500 diverse staff. She later served as an Education Program Manager overseeing training for more than 600 workers ranging from physicians, pharmacists, and office staff.  Kia is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Through her membership, she’s led teen education summits, women’s uterine health events, and initiated the state of California’s Resolution - “July is Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month.” Additionally, Kia is an active member of Jack & Jill of America, Order of the Eastern Star, P.H., and Poway Unified School District Community Advisory Committee. She is a board member of Positive FACE (Fostered and Adopted Children Excel) and Black Entrepreneurs Leaders and Learners (B.E.L.L.) in San Diego. She received the “Urban Leader Under 40 Award” from the Urban League of San Diego County, the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. – San Diego Alumnae Chapter “Breakfast for MiLady Award” (honoring mothers who serve in lead volunteer roles in their communities), she is a Gallup Strength Finders champion and has received countless community awards for her humanitarian work. As a life learner, she holds a post-baccalaureate certificate in Human Resources Management, a Bachelor’s in Communications, a Master’s in Education Management, a certificate in Workplace Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and over eight information systems certifications.

As a first-generation college student from her household – she understands the importance of higher education and bridging the gap regarding generational wealth. To provide for generations to come, she answered the call of entrepreneurship at the height of the pandemic in response to the lack of virtual education practitioners who mastered the skills of remote learning delivery. Kia proudly launched Champion Instructors Education and Training (Champion meaning Aseem in the African language – also her miracle sons name), where they manage instructor-led or virtual e-courses for businesses while also creating specialty curriculums for entrepreneurs and subject matter experts. 

Kia can be reached at [email protected] or call 1-877-CHA-MPS0 | 1-877-242-6770 and welcomes any opportunity to share her why behind Champion Instructors Education and Training.

Connect with Kia Edwards! 

Website: www.championinstructors.com

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: @championinstructorseducationandtraining

Instagram: @championinstructorseducationandtraining

LinkedIn: Kia Edwards

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Antonio graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2008, with a focus in Business Law. He passed the Maryland Bar in 2010 and Texas Bar in 2016. Antonio was also selected and licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States in 2017. 

While in law school, Antonio held law clerk positions at several law firms as well as the Maryland Public Defender’s office.  In February 2007, he took a position as a Consultant at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) where he assisted home building executives to develop corporate entity strategies, business plans, and sales techniques, so they could successfully navigate the housing downturn from 2008-2011. 

Antonio remained at the NAHB until March 2012, when he founded The Law Office of Antonio M. Glenn, LLC, a solo practice specializing in small business consulting, succession planning and family estate planning.  Antonio has built his practice into a profitable brand with a strong reputation by providing sound legal advice to his clients and developing lasting relationships built on a foundation of trust, rapport, and reliability. The law office has been newly formed in Maryland and Texas and named AMG Counsel, but the Antonio remains committed to offering high quality, yet affordable, legal representation.

Antonio is a member of the State Bar of Texas Estate Planning Section, Dallas Bar Association, the American Bar Association Business Law and Estate Planning Section. He is currently studying to become a Certified Financial Planner.

Antonio regularly provides pro bono estate planning and probate services through Wills for Heros or the Dallas Volunteer Assistance Program. In his spare time, he enjoys yoga, horseback riding, kayaking and is training for a triathlon in April 2019.  He is also an avid traveler and a sci-fi enthusiast.

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Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/antonioglennesq

Website:amgcounsel.com

Instagram: amg_counsel

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Dr. Anton Dormer was born to immigrant parents within the City of New York. His mother is from the Caribbean Islands of Guadeloupe FWI and his father is from Jamaica. Both of them where very influential in Dr. Dormer entering the healthcare field.  Dr. Dormer grew up in a household where education was valued. Both his parents were in school throughout his educational experience from elementary, high school, college, and even medical school. They come to the United State without a high school and over 30 years went from having not even a high school degree to obtaining their college, masters, and doctoral degrees. Dr. Dormer has also an interesting education pursuit with many up and down. 

For example, he started out with the wrong person during the 10th grade and barely went to his classes. When he graduated from high school, he had less than a 3.00 GPA. It would seem that his dream that his had since his earliest memory would be dashed. To make matter worst and teacher would did not care for him much gave him a very poor grade in Chemistry which was a surprise to him and to his mother, who actually cried at his graduation.  Dr. Dormer was a nerd and his social skills was not the best.  Even so,  it was during high school in which a teacher took him under his wing. Ms. So' Brien, who was his science teacher, took him under her wing and he became her teacher's assistant. During his 11th and 12th grade he was making all of her labs for her science class. It was this experience that propel Dr. Dormer is decided during that time to become a physician scientist.    In addition, during this time he learned about the Black American scientist Percy Julian, who also owned his own company and was a self-made millionaire. I said to myself if he could accomplish so much during the time of segregation that I do even better during this hear and now.

I made a goal after high to graduate at the top of my class from college with no C on my transcript and in four years. I was able to accomplish that goal, graduating from Oakwood University Summa Cum Laude with no Cs on his transcript and in four years. He was also accepted to several medical schools. He had a passion for research and so during medical school he was able to work during the summer on projects involving the areas of diabetes and immunology. Upon finishing medical he went on to work in the area of health administration. He has been able to work at several education settings including teacher as the associated professor at Atlantic Union College (AUC) and Washington Adventist University (WAU).

He was recruited to WAU to bring research to the institution. It become a struggle since there was no faculty research environment to bring  this opportunity to the school. However, in the middle of this disappointment was able to start PepVax, Inc in 2013. The company focuses of licensing and developing targeted human health solutions via it patent protected technology called SMARTmid(tm), which heck-invented. Several companies has spun off from PepVax, making Dr. Dormer a serial entrepreneur. In 2019, he started BioLabShare, LLC when he was trying find affordable wet lab bioresearch space in Baltimore. The mission of the company is to address the current shortage of wet lab bioresearch space while diversifying human healthcare solutions.

Connect with Dr. Anton Dormer!

Website: 

1. www.pepvax.co
2. www.biolabshare.net

Email: [email protected]

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChbk5dl4twH60Uw-1Fp4NFA

Facebook:

1. https://www.facebook.com/anton.dormer/
2. https://www.facebook.com/Biolabshare

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/win_it_in_a_minute_moments/

LinkedIn:

1. https://www.linkedin.com/in/antondormer/
2. https://www.linkedin.com/company/64553185/admin/

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Ed Norwood is President of ERN/The National Council of Reimbursement Advocacy. He has been recognized as a unique and distinctive authority in transitional leadership and administrative laws that govern the healthcare delivery process. Ed has done hundreds of media interviews and lectures worldwide, focusing on public policy, healthcare advocacy, leadership development, and the lessons of the Jonestown Tragedy. He is available for booking interviews, lectures, and book tours in 2022.

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Website:  ednorwood.com

Email:  [email protected]

Facebook:  EdNorwoodBAGK

Instagram:  @champions_unleashed

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernorwood/

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Tyus Sheppard is a Digital Coordinator and Political Activist who is currently pursuing a master's degree in Political Management at Gorge Washington University with a focus on digital politics. Tyus was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the hottest cities in the country. The goal of Tyus's work is to bring some of that heat to the frontlines of digital media by inspiring others to take on a passion and become engaged in causes that will help shape the future of the younger generation. Digital marketing has opened up the possibility of communicating with people from all walks of life and uniting them under a particular cause. While Tyus believes they have gained a great deal of experience from their current job and educational background, there is still a great deal to learn about how to use all the necessary tools to reach a wide audience through the digital medium.

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Website: https://www.headcount.org/

Email:[email protected]

Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/tyussheppard

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009827462907

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyussheppard/?hl=en

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyus-sheppard-183697212/

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Dr. Keith M. Daniel

Rev. Dr. M. Keith Daniel is the Co-Founder and Managing Director for Resilient Ventures, LLC a committed capital fund investing in African American-led high-growth companies. He is also the owner of Madison Consulting Group, LLC (MCG), a company committed to serving individuals and institutions striving for the greatest good where all may enjoy flourishing work and life outcomes. As an executive leader, Dr. Daniel served as the Executive Director of Operations and Strategic Partnerships for StepUp North Carolina, the Executive Director of DurhamCares, Inc, and served as a minister on the Duke University Chapel staff and Director of the Program for the Theological Exploration of Vocation known as PathWays. He led the multi-million-dollar initiative funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. to what is now the Chapel’s core student ministry. In 2011, he was promoted to the post of Director of Community and Campus Engagement.

Thomas Droege

In his 60’s, Tom is in his most productive years. He is the co-founder of Resilient Ventures, a $3.5 million committed capital Investment fund created to disrupt the disparities in access and opportunity for African-American entrepreneurs. Resilient Ventures delivers access to capital, networks, and expertise to companies that are ready to scale. Tom's private equity knowledge started in the 1960's when he watched his dad go from startup to IPO with Applied Logic, a Princeton, NJ Computer Timesharing company. Tom's company took Angel funding as a result of the 1988 CED Venture Fair, but has self funded since then. Since 2016 he has been part of the Angel Investor network, RTP Capital, and with Resilient Ventures has developed expertise in venture investing, including deal flow, screening, due diligence, follow on investing, portfolio management, and deal negotiations. With his co-founder, Keith Daniel, Resilient Ventures has built a reputation of action and integrity. In his day job, Tom is the president of Droege Computing Services, Inc. a software development and IT services firm founded in 1985. Tom has built more than 30 enterprise systems including Auction Management, Inventory and Purchasing Systems, Patient Care Systems, and Toxicology.

Connect with Resilient Ventures! 

Website: Expanding Access To Capital for African Americans | Resilient Ventures

Linkedin: 

1. Keith Daniel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-daniel88/
2. Thomas Droege - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-droege-6439b842/

Email:  [email protected]

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